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Earth : a tenant's manual
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"The distinguished geologist Frank H. T. Rhodes provides a sweeping, accessible, and deeply informed guide to the home we all share, showing us how we might best preserve the Earth's livability for...
"The distinguished geologist Frank H. T. Rhodes provides a sweeping, accessible, and deeply informed guide to the home we all share, showing us how we might best preserve the Earth's livability for ourselves and future generations"--Provided by publisher.
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- Creator
- Frank H.T. Rhodes
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2012
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- x, 379 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780801466212, 9780801466205, 0801478235, 0801466202, 0801451175, 0801466210, 9780801451171, 9780801478239, 1322504105
- OCLC
- ocn798251825, ocn767566926, ocn979747900, ocn967521707
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- The third planet -- The home planet -- The rocky planet -- The blue planet -- The veiled planet -- The hazardous planet -- The ancient planet -- The bountiful planet -- The finite planet -- The singular planet -- The uninhabitable planet -- The living planet -- The warming planet -- The polluted planet -- The crowded planet -- The sustainable planet -- Water as sustenance -- Air as sustenance -- Soil as sustenance -- Food as sustenance -- Energy as sustenance -- Materials as sustenance -- Prospects for sustenance -- Policies for sustenance